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Most of the honey I have extracted over the years has been given away to friends, a couple of days ago I was asked if we had any spare honey to supply in bulk to a restaurant, not aware of the going price I charged $100 for 20 litres which in weight 30 odd kilo’s., when they heard the price they asked if I could give them another 20 Litre bucket, so I flogs off 40 litre for $200. Then they said they would like some more, and take whatever I can supply, I was going to drop off another 40 litres in a few days time. I was a bit surprised at their eagerness so I thought I had better check out going prices. The big question… Should I have charged by the Kilo or litters. Also what is a fair going rate to charge up here in Nth Queensland.? Any advice greatly appreciated………...lek.

I'll buy anything and everything you have at that price! Seriously though, you're selling it at the rate a packer would give you - it's a good price to move large amounts of honey if you need the space or have a lot of it. If you don't have that need and want to make some money out of it then I'd be selling it in the vicinity of $150 - $180 for 30kgs... But it's going to be hard to re-negotiate now. Unless you run out of your old batch and then need to increase your price with a new batch...

I agree eco - way too cheap! it's hard to move now though on what's currently in place although if you run out of your current stock and have to re-negotiate then that wouldn't be so bad... I charge way more per kg than that price you're using Lek but I'm also in the metro area where people love "pure" honey - some people will try and negotiate you down in price because they're buying in bulk - but remember - if they don't buy it at the price that you're wanting to sell it for then there is always another 20 people lined up behind them who will... don't be afraid to tell them what you want/deserve

So everyone in oz give us the amount you charge per kilo? I charge $8 per kilo and the add $2 for the labels and packaging. So if in bulk it would be $8/kg and in 1 kg tubs it is $10Also I am very keen where you all sell your honey. I have a good group at work who buy it but would like to be selling 10 kilos a week on average. Is this achievable? Sorry for a slight hijackNick

I haven't had much to sell as yet, but have been selling for $8.00 per kilo in one kilo buckets without labels. Sound's like I may be under selling a little as well. Perhaps I could say it was a one time introductory offer :-D

I have a site 2 sites on the sunshine coast that are good, 1 is on liquid gold (Macadamia) at present about 3 weeks left there if lucky, 8 hives on about a box a week. I have 2 toowoomba sites (currently vacant), 1 Kenilworth site (currently vacant), 1 stanthorpe & 2 applethorpe sites (Vacant also)

I have 4 fixed sites that are a licence to print money. They are flower farms owned by one family, I have 6 hives per farm, and they pull 2-3 boxes of honey a week, I have to tend each farm twice a week. This has been like this for nearly 4 months now. They say they get better flower crops with the bees & I love the nectar flow.

I have a couple of local backyard hives in western Bris pulling a box a fortnight,

& I dropped 5 hives sunday morning in a local titree swamp & i pulled 3 boxes this afternoon off the 5 hives.

I will have another 20 hives by spring, but I have to find the time first. I was lucky & given 3 good sites from a retiring commercial beekeeper,I have not worked them to the seasonal potential yet as I don't have enough hives.

cheers,

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We have been selling bulk honey to someone who sells it on. This is so much easier than fiddling round with little containers, or finding a market ourselves and having loads of it just sitting here. She takes 20kg drums and was told by someone that bulk honey is sold for $4/kg. She doesn't think this is really fair so is asking again what our price should be.

The old fella used to sell things when he was young, like radishes, and would get 2/3 of the retail price. So this is what we reckoned we would do. Is the regular price for honey still $8/kg? If so, 2/3 would be $5.30, or we'd make it an even $5.

She is doing the hard work I think in packaging it, and obviously moves a fair bit because she is asking for more again. What do you think?

Lone I was working bees yesterday with a beek and the going price in townsville is packaged for sale $ 10.00 per kilo. Bulk price $7.00 per kilo in their bucket go below this and you are under valueing your time and effort, packaging for sale is the easy bit all the hard work has been done. Im heading up your way soon for the meeting tomorrow cusoon.Mick.

I rang up one of the commercial packers last year, maybe year before, IIRC, they were paying about $3kg mixed, up to $3.30 for straight lines, this was in the 1000 litre bulk drums.So 30 kg for $100 is $3.33. If you don't want the hassles of storing honey, or packing it, you are on the right track, but maybe you can get a bit more from local restaurants to help your wallet out. In the fruit and vege shop they sell 1kg tubs of honey for $7 to $8, including packaging and labeling, the beek lives 100km away, has 400 hives which he moves everywhere, gets 200kg per hive/year, don't know how much the fruito has to pay for it.